It's the most dystopian surveillance tool ever developed. It corrupts money into a tool for coercion, surveillance and control. And we rejected that. And The Senate didn't even give us a debate. John Thune asked to be the leader of the Senate, but he is not leading. He didn't even bring this to the floor for a debate. He keeps throwing up excuse after excuse. Well, I'll tell you, anyone can find an excuse. Leaders find a way. (01:53–02:00)
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Asserts that the Senate, led by John Thune, did not debate the bill.
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